LAUNCH·INDEX
LNCH1,007+7.6%

Experimental: traction = early-adopter votes (PH) / points (HN), not downloads or usage; updated about once a day and frozen ~31–36h after launch on Product Hunt (7 days on Show HN); sectors come from keyword rules (~70–75% accurate); data starts Oct 3 (HN) / Oct 9 (PH). “—” means not enough data; nothing is estimated. How it works

Sectors

Each sector is a category of launches. Launches = supply; hit rate (share reaching 10+ votes) = demand. How it works

Data as of Oct 17, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC · latest complete day 2026-10-16 · settled through 2026-10-14

LNCHLaunch Index · all sectors
3,265+572 (+21.2%)

launches · Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 11–Oct 13

Hit rate (settled)
6.0%
— · Oct 12–Oct 14 vs Oct 9–Oct 11
Trend · Volatility
+9.6 · 36%
188 hits of 3,149 settled
daily launches, 8 complete days

Launches: Weekday effect likely: Wed–Fri is compared with Sun–Tue, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 19). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.Hit rate: Weekday effect likely: Mon–Wed is compared with Fri–Sun, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 21). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.

3D · launches Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 11–Oct 13 · hit rate Oct 12–Oct 14 vs Oct 9–Oct 11 (settled)

Name14D
MISCOther382+101▲ +35.9%4.0%▲ +2.8pp+55.729%11.7%
PRODProductivity285+4▲ +1.4%4.7%—+0.758%8.7%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music220+42▲ +23.6%7.7%—+10.328%6.7%
DEVTDeveloper Tools193+46▲ +31.3%5.5%—+13.242%5.9%
AGNTAI Agents178+28▲ +18.7%21.7%—+8.340%5.5%
FINTFinance & Fintech176+48▲ +37.5%2.5%—+15.438%5.4%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps175+7▲ +4.2%8.9%—+2.038%5.4%
DSGNDesign & Images128+9▲ +7.6%7.0%—+3.571%3.9%
HLTHHealth & Fitness121+22▲ +22.2%8.5%—+9.648%3.7%
EDUCEducation & Learning117+49▲ +72.1%1.1%—+25.739%3.6%
TRVLTravel & Lifestyle114+18▲ +18.8%6.7%—+8.270%3.5%
MKTGMarketing & SEO112+23▲ +25.8%2.7%—+10.924%3.4%
GAMEGames & Entertainment108−5▼ −4.4%1.7%—−2.260%3.3%
BOPSBusiness Ops & SMB Software106+39▲ +58.2%3.2%—+21.6105%3.2%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting89+3▲ +3.5%7.1%—+1.654%2.7%
SOCLSocial & Community87+8▲ +10.1%2.4%—+4.540%2.7%
INFRData & Infrastructure85+11▲ +14.9%7.1%—+6.553%2.6%
SECRSecurity & Privacy77+31▲ +67.4%4.8%—+23.757%2.4%
SALESales & CRM73+5▲ +7.4%5.1%—+3.337%2.2%
ECOME-commerce73+9▲ +14.1%3.9%—+6.164%2.2%
ANLYAnalytics & Monitoring71+12▲ +20.3%2.6%—+8.643%2.2%
COMMCommunication & Meetings69+5▲ +7.8%7.1%—+3.545%2.1%
NOCDNo-Code & Website Builders64+9▲ +16.4%3.3%—+7.052%2.0%
WRITWriting & Content61+23▲ +60.5%2.2%—+21.451%1.9%
HDWRHardware & IoT44+12▲ +37.5%5.7%—+14.099%1.3%
CRPTCrypto & Web341+10▲ +32.3%0.0%—+12.322%1.3%
OSRCOpen Source & Libraries16+3▲ +23.1%12.5%—+7.770%0.5%

Most Active = most launches in Oct 14–Oct 16. Hit rate = share of launches with 10+ votes (PH) / points (HN), counted only once a launch is 48h old. Click a column header to sort.

Sectors · Launch Index